is the new assistant coach for the Arizona State men’s team. James Hahn, who played his college golf at California and won the 2015 Northern Trust at Riviera and the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow, steps in as the new full-time assistant coach. Thomas Sutton left coach Matt Thurmond’s Sun Devils this summer to become the head coach at Washington. Said Thurmond: “James is a world-class golfer and person, and I’m really excited to work alongside him. He brings the most relevant experience, and I can see our player development surging with his coaching. He’s been where these guys want to go, and he’s an excellent teacher, coach, and mentor.”

“I'm incredibly excited to join the Sun Devil men's golf program and be part of one of the elite powerhouses in collegiate golf,” Hahn said. “I'm honored to share the knowledge and experiences I've gained throughout my professional golf career to help elevate the process and further the development of our players.”

and that includes a little introductory hazing. The U.S. Presidents Cup team doesn't demand anything too embarrassing—unless a guy can't carry a tune. On Monday night, USA newcomers Jacob Bridgeman, Chris Gotterup and Jackson Koivun had to stand before a room of 50 people, including their teammates and captains, and sing. At least they got to pick the song rather than one they didn't know. The rule was that no one could video the exhibitions with their phones.

Bridgeman went with Lee Greenwood's “God Bless the USA,” which seemed appropriate. Gotterup crooned a Creed song, "One Last Breath." Lyrics include, "maybe six feet ain't so far down." Hmmmm. Then Koivun offered his rendition of "Heartless," by Kanye West, which fits right in with America's attitude in this event over the years.

Said Bridgeman, “I probably made it a minute and a half and Sneds [captain Brandt Snedeker] came up and said, 'That's good enough.'" Maybe that meant it was kind of good. Maybe not. "That was nerve-racking but hilarious," Bridgeman added.

All in good fun.

While attempting to make a K-turn in the wee hours of the morning, New Jerseyan George Migner told police that he accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake and ended up driving over an embankment into a Renaissance pond. The Manchester Township police eventually rescued him from his Nissan Altima and got Migner back on dry land. He was treated and evaluated on scene by Manchester EMS for minor injuries, and the car was pulled out of the water.

The new Phantom OC Spec III putters take their name from the automotive world, where "Spec III" denotes a fully optimized build with every part working in sync. Cameron's version is an all-black package (PVD finish, black steel shaft, black mid-size Matador grip) with three high-visibility sightlines for alignment.

The limited offering comes in two models: the compact, winged Phantom 5 with an SCS insert, and the rounded, high-MOI Phantom 11R, also available in left-handed.

The OC version differs from the traditional Phantom, with the shaft sitting behind the leading edge, in line with the center of gravity (CG), to reduce face rotation. The putters retail for $800 and hit shops on Oct. 1.

On Tuesday, the 2026 Presidents Cup got rolling as players and media arrived at Medinah for the 16th edition of the U.S. vs. Internationals event. The expectation is that there won't be a lot of intrigue on the course with the International team having lost ten straight and once again playing sans LIV pros, but there's always plenty of drama in the concessions tent, where beer prices have become the talk of the gallery once again.

In contrast to the downright exploitative pricing we've seen at majors and Ryder Cups over the past decade, however, the buzz around the 2026 Presidents Cup beer prices is ... pretty good actually? In a sports world where $16 Bud Lights have become the rule not the exception, a Goose Island for $11.50 is a step in the right direction. If you're looking to pench some pennies (and calories), the Michelob Ultra clocks in at $10.50, which is not too far off what a gallon of gas will cost soon. So have heart, gallery goers. Maybe all our complaining has finally paid off.

Well, not on the football field, though we're sure he can still spin the pigskin around when nobody's looking. We're talking about the golf course, where the Steelers legend apparently made six birdies and shot a two-under 70 on his own ball in a charity event that multiple tour pros are competing in at St. Clair Country Club in Pittsburgh. Gerry Dulac, a Steelers insider, was the first to point out the low round from No. 7:

Yeah, how 'bout that? Neal Shipley, who nearly just won a PGA Tour event in North Carolina, posted a two-over 74 in the opening round of the Ten Invitational. Big Ben beat him by four (!). It's real, go check out the leader board here. Round 2 has begun, and Roethlisberger is still in the top 10, sitting at one over on his round through 10 holes, one under for the two-day tournament. In the "scratch amateur" division, he is the solo leader. 

On the final hole of the BMW PGA Championship, Manuel Elvira was tied for the lead with J.J. Spaun when he opted to send his second shot short of a creek crossing the fairway. But Elvira pulled the ball into a fairway bunker, made double bogey and fell out of contention. How did Elvira miss such a meaningless shot? Probably because it was meaningless. Research around “quiet eye” visualization says we benefit from locking in on a specific target because vague targets lead to imprecise motor patterns. In other words, the less direction our brains give our bodies, the sloppier the result.